The app was rolled out by the Indian government during the coronavirus pandemic to track the real-time movements of citizens to determine if they have been in the proximity of COVID-19 patients.

But the changes suggested by Yashovardhan Azad, a former IPS officer, are diametrically opposite to the amendments passed by the Narendra Modi government in parliament.

Speaking at the CIC annual convention, Jitendra Singh also requested RTI users to avoid filing ‘avoidable’ RTIs.